Valeria Bufanu

Who is Valeria Bufanu?

Valeria Bufanu is a retired Romanian athlete who mainly competed in hurdling and sprints.

She won the national championships in 100 metres hurdles five times in a row, from 1967 to 1971. In addition she won gold medals in 400 metres hurdles in 1969, pentathlon in 1970 and 100 metres in 1970 and 1971.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in München, where the 100 metres hurdles event was held for the first time, Bufanu won a silver medal, sharing the podium with East Germans Annelie Ehrhardt and Karin Balzer. The next year Bufanu won a silver medal in 60 metres hurdles at the European Indoor Championships.